Find a lost Windows device

If any of your Windows devices is lost or stolen, we've got your back. Find my device is a free service on account.microsoft.com/devices with options to ring, lock, and erase your Windows phone and locate your Windows devices on a map.

The following shows how to set up and use the service for all your Windows devices.

Find my device

This is what you'll use for a lost or stolen Windows PC, including Surface devices. Find my device periodically saves device locations to a map to help you track them down.

To ring or lock your phone

From your device list, choose the phone you want to find, then select Find my phone.

Do one of the following:

To make your phone ring, select Ring and follow the instructions. It will ring even if the volume is turned off or set to vibrate.

To lock your phone and show a message on the lock screen, select Lock and follow the instructions. If you don't already have a password set up on your phone, you'll need to enter one - you'll use it to unlock the phone if you get it back.

To erase your phone

If you're certain you can't get your phone back, or if you have personal info on it that you want to protect until you recover it, you can erase everything on your phone remotely.